Chapter 252

More than 20 billion, although it is a lot, Lin Wei is also under pressure, but as her career gradually expands, there is too much money in her hands, so it does not matter much. In her eyes, 25 billion is just a bigger one. number.

But ordinary people are different. They will be frightened when they hear 20 to 30 billion.

This is probably because when you stand at a high place, you will ignore some things, and it is difficult to turn your perspective to ordinary people. She has really been away from ordinary people for too long.

Ordinary people would hesitate for a long time when buying something worth a few hundred yuan, but tens of billions...

Once scared, this is not something that Lin Wei can just swear to stop.

"Lin Wei wants to see you." The assistant informed Mike of the news from Xiangjiang.

Mike stood in front of the mirror, took the cane handed over by the assistant, and said with a faint smile: "Her reaction is not too slow."

Not too slow, but not too fast either.

"What?" The assistant didn't understand.

Mike turned around and walked toward the door: "Let's go, don't keep our Prime Minister waiting too long."

The assistant followed: "How should I reply to Lin Wei?"

Mike walked out slowly: " The war has already begun, and it is too late to stop it. "

If the Prime Minister's bottom line is compromised, the British side will retreat.

If things get to that point, with the support of Lin Wei and the mainland, it will only be a matter of time before Hang Seng surpasses HSBC. At that time, the power of the central bank of HSBC will definitely be divided. Hang Seng now has more and more say, and the right to issue banknotes. The problem has been put on the agenda, the bottom line is being given away bit by bit, and it is best to nip all dangers in the cradle.

Xiangjiang is the foundation of HSBC, and he cannot let this happen.

"I understand," the assistant nodded. "You have a busy schedule and have no time to accept Ms. Lin Wei's request for a meeting."

"How busy are you?"

A voice came from the corridor behind you.

Mike was stunned. He slowly turned around. When he saw the person, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "How dare you come to the UK?"

Lin Wei took a breath and said, "It's a fatal thing. Of course I had to risk my life to do it, who can blame me?"

Knowing what this guy wanted to do, Lin Wei flew to the UK on a private plane overnight without resting.

"You should stay in the port city now to deal with emergencies that may occur at any time." Mike gave a suggestion.

Lin Wei took a breath slowly, looked at him and said: "Let's talk, you are not a blind sieve. Don't think that I don't know what you have done. If your story is exposed, it may not end like Hengsheng." It's better."

Mike's eyes sharpened and he said in a low voice, "If you believe any rumors, then I think you may be mistaken. No one will believe anything without evidence."

"You don't even have Hengsheng . What's the evidence? I didn't get a penny from Hang Seng when I acquired Fusheng, but did that prevent you from being tricked behind the scenes? As a bank executive, you know better than anyone that economics is a metaphysics and is irrational.

" Market economic behavior is completed by people, and people cannot guarantee that they are always rational, so Mike creates panic and uses this method to deal with Hang Seng.

Lin Wei looked at him and said, "Let's sit down and talk calmly. There's no need to end up hurting both sides, right? What industry has no rivals? If you kill each one when you see one, won't you panic?"

Mike didn't say anything. Looking at the woman in front of me who is breathing slightly but with exquisite makeup, she has a sincere face, and she seems to be able to talk to you about everything candidly. She looks more approachable than usual, not at all like the killer described in the newspaper. Lin's richest man cut decisively.

"Let's talk, there's no harm in it, right?" Lin Wei said again.

Mike turned and looked at his assistant: "Sorry to the Prime Minister for me, I have an important guest to see."

Huh? This...

the assistant was stunned.

What guest could be more important than an invitation from the Prime Minister?

The assistant glanced at Lin Wei, sighed inwardly, and had no choice but to agree.

Mike then invited Lin Wei to his mansion for afternoon tea.

Lin Wei put down the cup: "This is the British black tea that is most like Chinese tea I have ever drunk."

"Habit is a very scary thing," Mike said, taking the sugar cube jar over, "When I lived in China It’s been longer than in the UK. It’s been almost forty years since I started working at HSBC at the age of twenty-six.”

Lin Wei said casually: “Then you are really comfortable in China. You haven’t had to do it for forty years. Speak Chinese."

Mike paused when he heard this and looked up at her.

Only then did Lin Wei realize that she was arrogant again, and quickly said: "Nothing else, I'm just envious." This was half true and half false. The old man in the family heard that in addition to English, she could also speak French, Japanese, and Korean. She was so happy that she decided to teach her Russian in person. At that time, she had forgotten what the old man looked like. She studied for two days during the Spring Festival vacation, but the old man scolded her to the point of being scolded. That was enough.

"Who said I can't speak Chinese?" Mike suddenly spoke in Chinese.

Lin Wei was stunned. He actually knew how to do it. This was the first time she heard it.

"I won't speak because it's unnecessary and unnecessary. People who don't speak English are not qualified to talk to me." Mike said casually.

Lin Wei nodded: "It seems to make sense, but you still learned it, which means it is useful. At least it will make it easier for you to understand Chinese culture. There is an idiom in China that both sides suffer. Believe me, if something happens to Hang Seng, HSBC will not I have plenty of ways to keep HSBC down. "

"Are you threatening me? "

" It doesn't have to be so straightforward. I'm just trying to protect myself. This wasn't 18 years ago. If a big bank like Hang Seng collapsed, it would be a problem. It will make the sluggish economy worse, and the whole of Hong Kong will fall. I just acquired Fu Sheng, so of course I can’t run away. Not just me, but all companies can’t run away. Do you think HSBC can do it alone...ah, I forgot,” Lin Wei paused, then looked at Mike and continued, "You are shorting the economy of Hong Kong. The worse Xiangjiang is, the more you make, and you can indeed become the biggest winner..."

Mike said with a cold face: "You keep saying that I am shorting Xiangjiang, this is completely your imagination, can you please stop slandering me like this?"

"Then can you be more sincere? Tell me, what benefits does a complete collapse of Xiangjiang bring to HSBC? Only shorting Xiangjiang can ensure that you avoid this disaster and hedge risks. Isn't this obvious?" Lin Wei said with reason. "This Hong Kong dollar crisis has caused huge losses to the British government. If you do this again, you can drag Britain into the quagmire. If they know what you are doing, how will HSBC be punished? Have you never thought about the consequences?"

Mike shook his head . : "These are all your sensational conjectures. As you said, before a policy is implemented, no one knows what the final direction of the market will be after it is implemented. Hang Seng is not as important to Hong Kong as you think, and Hong Kong will suffer serious losses. HSBC will definitely fulfill its responsibilities as a big bank and play a role in stabilizing the market."

After hearing what he said, Lin Wei took a deep breath, leaned back and looked at him calmly: "I'm serious, don't push me. I, the richest man, am not that rich. So far, I have never experienced real failure. Do you think you have the ability to make me fail? I guarantee that if you dare to touch Hang Seng, I will chase HSBC even harder. Get it back!"

Mike also looked coldly: "The less confident you are, the more arrogant you are. It's useless for you to threaten

me." "Okay, I'm here anyway, I don't mind meeting the Prime Minister and being let go. She must be free now." Lin Wei stood up as she spoke.

"Wait..."

Mike stopped her, and then said: "I have been waiting for your chips, but for so long you have only threatened me. If there is no benefit, why should I let Hengsheng go?"

Lin Wei exhaled, Sitting down again: "When I take the initiative to give, why don't you come up with the conditions? What do you want? What I'm afraid of is that what I give may not necessarily be what you want."

"In the future, the loan business of the company under your name must at least be divided. Half of it is given to HSBC, which has a larger share than Hang Seng, especially in foreign markets, including Queen's Castle. Your first choice for cooperation must be HSBC."

Lin Wei frowned when he heard this and said, "Your request is too much. Hengsheng has been cooperating for so long, there is no reason..."

"This is the bottom line, if you don't agree, there is no need to talk anymore," Mike said forcefully.

Lin Wei's brows clenched unconsciously. She looked at Mike for a while, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, but..."

"Also," Mike continued, "if China obtains sovereignty over Hong Kong, it must not interfere with the banking and financial systems of Hong Kong." Operation."

"Do I have the final say?" Lin Wei looked at him with a puzzled expression. "I'm a businessman. I don't understand politics and I won't interfere with the policy direction. You have found the wrong person."

Mike smiled when he heard this: "You are underestimating yourself at this time. If my guess is correct, your next plan is to enter the mainland market. Haaland is your best trump card. Do you want to talk about it then?" What's wrong?"

Lin Wei didn't say anything. After a while, she said, "Then I can only say that I'm trying my best, but I really think you think too much, so people don't bother to care about you."

"Just try your best. I still believe in your credibility," Mike said. "I will have someone draft the contract as soon as possible, and we will discuss the details tomorrow."

"Okay, I will stay in the UK for two days. Anyway, there are some things to deal with at the Queen's Castle."

Mike stood up, stretched out his hand towards Lin Wei, and said with a smile: "Then the one who will be deeply bound to you from now on is HSBC."

Lin Wei smiled, stood up, stretched out his hand and shook hands with the other person gently: "I'm looking forward to it. "

After coming out of Mike's villa, the smile on Lin Wei's face disappeared immediately, and the car went straight to the airport.

On the way, she wrote meeting minutes at a special desk in the car. After getting on the plane, she didn't waste a minute and immediately held a meeting with the employees.

Since they had not eaten, more than a dozen people had a meeting while eating working meals and refreshments.

The meeting lasted for more than ten hours like a war.

When she got off the plane, her cell phone rang.

"Mr. Lin, the latest news in today's evening news is that the media did report that Hang Seng's cash flow is tight, but public opinion has not spread yet. I don't know what will happen tomorrow morning."

"I knew that this bad old man didn't tell the truth!" Lin Wei was angry He said, "Contact all the media and tell us that we have news to provide and ask them to reserve space."

The lights in the public relations department office of the Micro Tower in Causeway Bay were on all night, and even the executives of Hang Seng Bank did not sleep all night.

The next day, at five o'clock in the morning, there was a long queue outside Hang Seng Bank, all citizens waiting to withdraw money.

The bank staff came earlier than usual. Before the bank opened, they prepared herbal tea, sugar water, and even pastries for the people queuing up.

There was also a staff member shouting with a loudspeaker: "Don't worry, everyone. We will issue a serial number plate to everyone later. We will call the number service today. If you are at the back of the queue, you can do your own things first. You don't have to wait all the time." Waiting here is a waste of everyone's time. Don't worry, we have sufficient funds to ensure that everyone here can get the money today. If there is still someone who has not withdrawn the money by the evening, we will not stop working until we satisfy the last customer. "

The weather is hot. , everyone didn’t want to expose it outside, but everyone didn’t quite trust each other’s words.

"Who knows if you are telling lies? You gave all our money to Lin, the richest man, which is our life's savings. Do you think we are being taken advantage of?"

"Let me clarify here, the money used by Lin's richest man to acquire Fusheng It is her personal gain in the Japanese stock market and has nothing to do with Hang Seng. Including Lin's subsequent help, he does not need Hang Seng's help. I believe everyone has the ability to distinguish. Lin's richest man started from scratch and got to where he is today. He relied on himself. Hang Seng can play the role. The effect is very limited..." The staff member held the loudspeaker and looked at everyone and said, "Of course, what I say does not necessarily mean that everyone will accept my statement. You can make your own judgment. It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. Some of you don't believe it. I am also willing to defend your rights, so Hang Seng has decided to satisfy every customer who has a withdrawal request today. In order to save everyone’s time, all our employees have canceled their vacations to meet everyone’s withdrawal needs.

” They were dubious, but the words were really beautiful, so everyone stopped saying anything.

Some people received their number tags and found that they were a little behind in the queue, so they went back to do other things.

However, there were still many people waiting in line. Mike chose the weekend, which allowed many people to come at this time.

There are people dedicated to maintaining order, supplying tea, and calling orders, so everything seems to be in order.

Everyone discovered that the business here was indeed done in the order of the number plate, and then more and more people chose to do other things and stopped queuing. In the afternoon, there seemed to be not so many people.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, several black limousines stopped at the entrance of Hang Seng Bank. Not long after, the driver opened the door and a middle-aged man got out. The bodyguard behind him also walked out of the car carrying a suitcase.

The bank staff hurriedly came out to greet him: "Mr. Peng, please come here, we have already prepared it for you."

The person queuing up saw the number and hurriedly came over and asked: "Who are they? How can we handle it for him first? We are all waiting." "It's been more than two hours?"

"That's right, the gentleman just now is a VIP customer of Hang Seng, so he has to go through the VIP channel," the bank clerk explained.

The person next to him said "Ouch" and said, "I see they are carrying their own boxes. How much money do they need to withdraw?"

The staff explained: "It's not a withdrawal, it's a new account opening."

What?

UK time, 6am.

Mike woke up on time, ate a nutritious meal prepared by the chef, and picked up a local British newspaper.

Unsurprisingly, he saw the name HSBC and he smiled. He knew that Lin Wei was very good at manipulating the media, but this time she was going to be disappointed...

Mike's expression suddenly paused. He stared at the title in the newspaper without waiting. Looking carefully at the contents above, the maid suddenly knocked on the door.

"Ms. Lin called and said she has something to ask you." The maid was a little cautious. You must know that Mike usually hates being disturbed in his private time. He gets up on time at 6 o'clock in the morning and goes to bed on time at 10 o'clock in the evening. Before going out at 8 o'clock in the morning, he must Do not interrupt important matters.

Because he said that if something so fatal really happened, it would be useless even if he knew it a few hours earlier.

He didn't allow that to happen either.

But this young lady said it was best to tell the owner, otherwise she might get angry.

The strength of Mike's hand gradually tightened, scaring the maid so much that she didn't dare to speak anymore.

In the end, he did not answer Lin Wei's call, but finished his breakfast slowly. After eight o'clock, the phone at home rang.

But the call this time was not from Lin Wei, but from an executive of HSBC in Hong Kong.

"Mr. Mike, HSBC's big customers are queuing up to withdraw cash, and our reserves will be exhausted soon."

Mike said with a cold face: "Withdrawals of large amounts need to be made in advance and let them wait."

"We said, but Lin Wei's announcement said that the number of micro capital places is limited, and only customers who meet the conditions can be qualified. Lin Wei's threshold is 100 million US dollars, and they must open an account in Hang Seng. These large investors are very anxious now." "

She is in a hurry . What have you done?" Mike gritted his teeth.

The local newspaper in the UK wrote about his huge profit in the Japanese stock market, saying that he made nearly 20 billion, but did not write about what Lin Wei did today.

The other party quickly said that Lin Wei's Micro Capital had issued an announcement, saying that it was looking for partners and investors. The threshold was US$100 million, which could be redeemed in one year. The guaranteed annualized profit was 20%, with no upper limit, but it required opening an account in Hang Seng.

"These idiots don't know she is saving Hengsheng?" Mike said angrily.

"No, Lin Wei made a lot of money in the Japanese stock market before, and even bought Fusheng. We also... Now everyone thinks that the Japanese stock market can make money, so these big investors want to entrust their money to Lin Wei, even if they don't. I also want to take out the money and try the Japanese stock market. "

As a commercial bank, HSBC cannot buy and sell stocks, but there are more ways than difficulties. Commercial banks can control the equity of a listed company through lending, which is what Mike used. He made a fortune in Japan's stock market by lending money to Japanese companies to obtain stocks.

But it is not okay for HSBC to do this blatantly in the name of the Japanese stock market. It violates the rules.

But venture capital companies can, Lin Wei can do this.

With the precedent of Lin Wei and HSBC Taipan Mike, no one wants to miss this opportunity to make a fortune.

Lin Wei used the Japanese stock market to acquire the largest foreign bank. If they don't make money, they are in debt. How can they not be crazy?

"These idiots are just following the trend!" Mike cursed.

Lin Wei stayed in front of the phone waiting for Mike to take the initiative to call.

She looked at the latest evening newspaper and let out a cold chuckle, thinking that she was the richest man for nothing!

You scare my ordinary customers, and I try to get your high-quality customers, and it depends on who falls first.

How did First Republic Bank fail? It is caused by the squeeze from the wealthy class.

These large investors are the best and most unstable.

The phone rang.

Lin Wei picked up the phone and said before she could speak, "So you don't believe it at all, right?"

"I believe you!" Lin Wei said directly.

Before, Mike deliberately misled her through Mrs. Eaton, making her think that Mike had been shorting the Hong Kong economy.

She went to England just to confirm the authenticity of this matter.

From Mike's perspective, how could anyone guess what he did?

Even Xu Wenshan and Mrs. Eaton firmly believed in this matter and were speechless.

The economic risk of shorting Xiangjiang is too great. Mike is not that stupid to leave such a big clue for others to catch.

Lin Wei smiled and said: "I have already said that if your story is exposed, it may not end better than Hang Seng. Don't you believe it?"

Mike said with a dark face: "There are not only two companies in Xiangjiang, HSBC and Hang Seng. What you are doing is dragging everyone down! "